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This educational presentation was given as part of a free training for the Minnesota Community Health Worker Peer Network. Speakers include Elizabeth Eggers, the Psychiatry Director for the Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC), Kate S. Erickson, an Integrated Care Manager for CUHCC, and Nasteha Mohamed, a Psychiatry Care Manager for CUHCC. The presentation provides details about mental health first aid and resources available to both mental health patients and people that work with them.

Our East African Smoke-Free Program (EASFP) has recently launched a media campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking hookah and other tobacco products. Be on the lookout for us on billboards, bus ads, and light rail posters around Minneapolis!

Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative to Develop Nutrition Tool

The Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative, or EHDI, is working with the Oromo, Somali, American Indian, and Hmong communities to re-design the Healthy Plate Nutrition Tool. Learn more…

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WellShare International is a 501(c)(3) international and domestic nonprofit health organization. Our mission is: Advancing sustainable community health around the world.Read More About Us!

What we do

Our sustainable health programs are driven by strong partnerships within the community and implemented by our community health workers. By involving many different representatives of the community, we’ve been able to identify community-specific challenges and create practical solutions to address them. Check Out Our Programs!

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It has been a really wonderful experience working as an intern at WellShare International and I am so grateful for the opportunity! I continue to learn so many useful things every day!

Abby Wiersmaundergraduate at Macalester College

WellShare is a valued partner in this pilot because of its experience and personal approach to providing multi-cultural health education to new metro-area residents.

Jeri PetersVice President, Clinical ServicesUCare

The Young Achievers program is one of the most well-attended programs at Franklin Library. Youth in our community are consistently responsive to the opportunities for shared learning offered by this program.

Angela FFranklin Library

Thanks for sharing information with us for our patients and families [at Fairview]. I very much respect you, your team and your organization.

I have had the opportunity to work with multiple WellShare staff on smoke-free housing initiatives, and have thoroughly enjoyed the collaboration. Their staff were professional and great team players.

Kara SkahenAssociation for Nonsmokers MN

WellShare International’s East African Smoke-Free Program staff have done a great job in raising community awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoke and have collaborated with community partners to increase tobacco-free spaces.

Anonymous

I downloaded the reproductive health educational materials and they are fantastic! Thanks so much!